Lynn Hamilton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 25, 1930
- Place of birth
- Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA
- Died
- June 19, 2025
Biography
Lynn Hamilton began her career in Chicago's community theater scene. At 29, she made her Broadway debut in 1959's Only in America and went on to appear in numerous Broadway and Off Broadway productions, while also taking her talents to the small screen with roles on the television series Gunsmoke and Room 222. One of her most memorable roles was as Donna Harris on NBC's Sanford and Son. She also starred as Miss Verdie on The Waltons, Vivian Potter on the daytime drama Generations, ex-con Cissie Johnson on the 1991 nighttime soap Dangerous Women, and Georgia Anderson in Roots: The Next Generation. Her additional TV credits include roles on 227, The Golden Girls, NYPD Blue, Cold Case, and Judging Amy.
Movies with Lynn Hamilton
- The Vanishing 1993 · ★ 6.2
- Shadows 1960 · ★ 6.9
- Legal Eagles 1986 · ★ 6.0
- Lady Sings the Blues 1972 · ★ 6.9
- Buck and the Preacher 1972 · ★ 6.3
- The Learning Tree 1969 · ★ 6.8
- Elvis and Me 1988 · ★ 7.3
- The Seven Minutes 1971 · ★ 5.8
- Brother John 1971 · ★ 6.6
- The Marcus-Nelson Murders 1973 · ★ 7.6
- Leadbelly 1976 · ★ 6.4
- The Jesse Owens Story 1984 · ★ 8.1
- Hangup 1974 · ★ 5.3
- A Walton Easter 1997 · ★ 7.3
- A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion 1993 · ★ 7.3
- A Dream for Christmas 1973 · ★ 7.3
- The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children 1970 · ★ 10.0
- Baby's Breath 2003 · ★ 8.0
- The New Girl 1960
- Beah: A Black Woman Speaks 2004
- A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story 2025
- The Hero Who Couldn't Read 1984